In a bid to boost exports of agricultural produce from Ladakh and enhance farmers' incomes, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority, or Apeda, has decided to promote and brand organic items from the region.]
About
Agriculture and processed food production export Development Authority (APEDA) is an apex body that promotes export trade of agricultural products in India.
Set-up by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, APEDA was formed under the act passed by parliament in 1985.
APEDA is mandated with the responsibility of export promotion and development of the following scheduled products:
Fruits, vegetables and their products
Meat and meat products
Poultry and poultry products
Dairy products
Confectionery biscuits and Bakery products
Honey, jaggery and sugar products
Cocoa and its products, Chocolates of all kinds.
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
Cereal and cereal products
Groundnuts peanuts and walnuts
Pickles, papads and chutney
Guar gum
Floriculture and its products
Herbal and Medicinal plants
The above product categories are almost covered 50% of all Agriculture products exported from India.
APEDA has also been entrusted with the responsibility to monitor import of sugar.
